bewilderment
noun
be·wil·der·ment
bi-ˈwil-dər-mənt 
bē-
1
: the quality or state of being lost, perplexed, or confused : the quality or state of being bewildered
She stared at them in bewilderment.
2
: a complicated or confusing state or condition : a bewildering tangle or confusion
a bewilderment of streets
Examples of bewilderment in a Sentence
the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment
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Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Many clinicians expressed bewilderment about why certain workers were on the list of mandatory returns and others are not.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Malone loves to have fun on stage, from the hip-wiggles to the genuine bewilderment that people came to see his set.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
Others marveled that the Foreign Office could have been so heedless as to send such a sensitive communication via wireless, and expressed their bewilderment that a top-secret document could have ended up in American hands.
—Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Many clinicians expressed bewilderment about why certain workers were on the list of mandatory returns and others are not.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bewilderment
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“Bewilderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bewilderment. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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